We have to applaud Sony Ericsson here since they’re the one company in the mobile industry that recognizes that there’s a market for small smartphones. It all started with the Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro, both of which launched in early 2010 and had a minuscule 2.55 inch screen. Besides the screen being too small, the device was also underpowered, but the potential was most certainly there. Next year, in early 2011, we saw the successor the the X10 Mini family announced, aptly called the Xperia Mini and Mini Pro. The screen size jumped to 3 inches, as did the processing power under the hood, and those two devices proved to be a huge success. Just a few months ago, in October, we also saw the Xperia Ray hit the market. It features a 3.3 inch screen and for all intents and purposes it’s a no compromise Android smartphone. The Xperia U with its 3.5 inch screen looks to continue the trend of giving people a smartphone without forcing them to use something with a massive display, and we can’t wait to play with one!